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Out-of-pocket expenditure among patients receiving plastic surgery care at an emergency department: A cross-sectional study.

Surya Senthil, Sailesh I S Kumar, Madhumitha Palaniappan, Balaji Arumugam, Shoraf Pascal, Bhoovanachandaran M, Shanmukha Koppolu

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Surya SenthilDepartment of General Medicine, Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sailesh I S KumarDepartment of Surgery, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Madhumitha PalaniappanDepartment of Pediatrics, Madha Medical college and research hospital, Tamil Nadu, India.
Balaji ArumugamDepartment of Community Medicine, Arunai Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India.
Shoraf PascalDepartment of Community Medicine, Madha Medical College, Kovur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Bhoovanachandaran MDepartment of Community Medicine, St Peter's Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu, India.
Shanmukha KoppoluDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Barts NHS Trust, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

The out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses of 132 patients who sought plastic surgery care in an emergency department (ED) were evaluated. Financial stress was reported by a significant portion of patients due to the costs of urgent procedures, prescription medications and post-discharge care. Uninsured or underinsured patients have to deal with a much higher financial burden. The study highlights how better insurance coverage and cost transparency are necessary in emergency plastic surgery situations. Thus, we show the economic impact of acute treatment on patients' well-being.

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emergency room visitsFinancial strainmedical bills and cross-sectional researchout-of-pocket expensesplastic surgery

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PMID41623820
PMCPMC12859355

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